Isa Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I still don't get why Lambert signed him to not play him as a DM. He doesn't have much ability on the ball, so I don't see the point of playing him higher up the pitch or wider in the midfield three. Trouble is I'm not sure I'd be that comfortable with him sitting in front of the defence. He's that clueless with the ball at his feet I'd be worried about him making the odd clanger and putting the opposition in on goal. That's true but when you consider we have a decent footballer at DM and it isn't actually making much difference to the football played anyway, then I'd go with industry over football for now sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Tonev has been teaching him how to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1874 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I still don't get why Lambert signed him to not play him as a DM. He doesn't have much ability on the ball, so I don't see the point of playing him higher up the pitch or wider in the midfield three.Trouble is I'm not sure I'd be that comfortable with him sitting in front of the defence. He's that clueless with the ball at his feet I'd be worried about him making the odd clanger and putting the opposition in on goal. That's true but when you consider we have a decent footballer at DM and it isn't actually making much difference to the football played anyway, then I'd go with industry over football for now sadly. I'd leave Sylla (and possibly Westwood) on the bench. If Delph's fit I'd maybe look at playing a 4-2-3-1 with Delph and KEA as the 2, Lowton RM, Tonev LM (assuming everyone else still out) and play Helenius AM (worth a proper look) behind Benteke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 If we play 4-2-3-1 then that is a decent shout. If we play 4-3-3 though then I think Sylla can do a competant enough job of protecting the defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1874 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 If Sylla is in the team then I would play him as the deepest midfielder as he's strong and likes a tackle. But I'd rather he didn't play at all as I don't think he is (or ever will be) good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 In the short-term, his industry and bite in midfield is the best we have to do that role within the current system. In the long-term, Lambert should really be looking for a strong, combative DM who is good on the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1874 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I think we kind of agree really! Just shows how poor our squad is that the best option we have as anchor man is someone who looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights when he's got the ball at his feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 We do! Our midfield is shockingly poor as I've said all season. Surprising given that Lambert was a good midfielder himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Sylia was one of the main reasons why we stayed up last season when he started playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1874 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 IMO we stayed up despite Lambert's team selection last season. Benteke and Agbonlahor's goals kept us up. Sylla and Bowery playing didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 IMO we stayed up despite Lambert's team selection last season. Benteke and Agbonlahor's goals kept us up. Sylla and Bowery playing didn't. Of course their goals kept us up. But Sylia also was a main reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 One poor game and Sylla is now shit apparently. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1874 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I've never rated him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Out of our midfielders he would be one of the first names id have on team sheet. Needs a run of games to get up to speed though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 IMO we stayed up despite Lambert's team selection last season. Benteke and Agbonlahor's goals kept us up. Sylla and Bowery playing didn't. What a bizarre thing to say. Weren't Benteke and Gabby part of his selection too? And Sylla was rightly getting a lot of praise on this site for his energy and all round good performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1874 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 IMO we stayed up despite Lambert's team selection last season. Benteke and Agbonlahor's goals kept us up. Sylla and Bowery playing didn't. What a bizarre thing to say. Weren't Benteke and Gabby part of his selection too? And Sylla was rightly getting a lot of praise on this site for his energy and all round good performances. Yes he has energy, work rate etc. So does Weimann. I wouldn't pick either of them. And I wouldn't have in the last few months of last season either. Or Bowery. It's possible to win a football match without picking the right team. We could put Bowery up front against Cardiff instead of Benteke and win (unlikely). It wouldn't make it the right selection though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) He is what he is. Decent doing some of the dirty work in terms of pressing, tackling and providing some physicality. On the flipside, he is pretty limited on the ball. When you consider how lightweight our midfield were before we signed him, he was always likely to have some form of impact but his on the ball capability will ensure he is very unlikely to become anything more then an average Premier League player. Edited November 3, 2013 by Isa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I would just say that as its his first full game for a while we should cut him some slack. Its hard to come into a side and perform at your best. he needs a few games and can we give him that. Either him or KEA when Delph comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 IMO we stayed up despite Lambert's team selection last season. Benteke and Agbonlahor's goals kept us up. Sylla and Bowery playing didn't.What a bizarre thing to say. Weren't Benteke and Gabby part of his selection too? And Sylla was rightly getting a lot of praise on this site for his energy and all round good performances.Yes he has energy, work rate etc. So does Weimann. I wouldn't pick either of them. And I wouldn't have in the last few months of last season either. Or Bowery. It's possible to win a football match without picking the right team. We could put Bowery up front against Cardiff instead of Benteke and win (unlikely). It wouldn't make it the right selection though. I think you better realise the squad isn't blessed with high skilled, high quality players, it's about picking a balanced team and Sylla is needed in our first 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Sylla was pretty good last season, he did have some flaws but it looked very promising. Still feel he can be key if we had our players performing and less injuries.Do note that our "wingers" have been a letdown so far. Gabby started excellent but started fading quick as usual, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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